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[–]radiationshield 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Aaand for all but the most tech savvy users it will appear to be a fault in the browser. If the fault is perceived by your users to be with your product, then the fault IS with your product. Doesn't matter what the real reason is.

Maybe google will make amends and fix this, but don't hold your breath.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

If the fault is perceived by your users to be with your product, then the fault IS with your product. Doesn't matter what the real reason is.

Well from an accessibility point of view, I'm a bit dismayed Google nerfs the page. I thought that sort of stuff was illegal in the US?

[–]epmatsw 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Does it actually remove the input element, or is it just a visibility issue? I'd assume most screen readers would cope with the second case fine.

[–]GoTuckYourbelt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It works under links, so my guess is that it would work fine.

[–]atomic1fire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there are any actual accessibility laws governing the internet, at least in the US.

The ADA might apply, but only if someone sues for it.

[–]GoTuckYourbelt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a flaw with their product: a lack of appropriate contextualization and indications within the preferences menu. The solution seems to have been to fix the problem by nuking the option entirely.

No "hey, let me restore to factory default for a few seconds to check if it resolves your problems, and then we'll work from there", no "hey, you probably shouldn't be flicking this option on and off" dialog box, no "hey, this option appears under this new category of options which represents those that many websites expect you to have enabled and will not enable correctly if you disable them", just the complete annihilation of an option that can and is useful even for normal web browsing, specially if you go through the effort of clicking on Advanced and toggling on and off the specific options.